Summer 2021

Our Year of Living Dangerously

Emory School of Medicine community members—from researchers to emergency room doctors, medical illustrators to residents, alumni to students—reflect on the past year.

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The Year We Spent in PPE

Emory alumni and faculty sent in their PPE selfies from around campus and across the country.

a collage of images showing Emory-trained medical workers in their protective equipment (PPE)

Heart Cells in Space

Researchers have explored new ways to culture living heart cells for microgravity research aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Features

The Circle: Grief, Joy, and Proton Therapy

When Jacynta Brewton’s twin sons arrived prematurely, she thought that would be the biggest challenge her family would face. But the journey to come brought grief, joy, and a new definition of grace.

Photo of Jacynta Brewton and husband, smiling, helping their twin sons slide down a playground slide.

Dinner with a Doctor: Travel Well

As we plan vacations, business trips, and family visits again, concerns persist. Henry Wu, director of Emory’s TravelWell Center, answers our panelists’ questions about the best ways to stay safe on planes, trains, and cruise ships.

Illustration of a person looking up into the sky where an airplane flies overhead.

Pandemics Then and Now

Clyde Partin, director of Emory’s Special Diagnostic Services Clinic, shares an historic comparison of pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19, and what we’ve learned.

An illustration taken from an old publication showing a grim, nighttime scene of the plague, dumping bodies into a mass grave while someone prays in the foreground.

A Crucial Step toward Healing

After a rejection from Emory School of Medicine more than 60 years ago because of his race, physician Gerald Hood tells his story of resolve and triumph.

Photograph of Dr. Gerald Hood gesturing with both hands while talking onstage during an event honoring him at Emory University.

From The Dean

Adapting in Real Time

The Bare Bones

What's Up Doc

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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